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Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt)

M.S.W., L.C.S.W., B.C.D., Teresa M. Schmidt

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Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt)

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Group Activities Manual to Teach K-6 Children how to Replace Aggressive Behavior with Assertive Behavior

by M.S.W., L.C.S.W., B.C.D., Teresa M. Schmidt

Reading Level 6 11LE Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

What if you could change the way kids treat each other at school? Imagine a place where trust grows and friendships blossom, even for those who sometimes act out. Could these activities be the key to stopping bullying before it starts?

Themes

PreventionBullyingFriendshipSchool Health and SafetySocial Skills Development

Quick Assessment

This resource offers structured group activities and lesson plans designed to help children aged 9-12 understand and prevent bullying. It focuses on building trust, correcting aggressive behaviors, and fostering assertiveness in a supportive environment. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it provides practical guidance for educators and caregivers to facilitate positive social development.

Why we rated Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt) 11LE

Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt) is written at a Level 6 reading level across 254 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt) works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt) as 11LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.

Thematically, Facilitating a Violence Prevention Support Group for Kids Who Bully (Building Trust, Making Friends / Teresa M. Schmidt) explores prevention, bullying, friendship, school health and safety, and social skills development — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

  • Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
  • Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
  • Kids drawn to stories about prevention, bullying, friendship.
  • Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

Maybe not for

  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

11LE — Light — Emotional
Emotional
Light
Physical
Clear
Social
Light
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

254 pages
ISBN
1562461176
Pages
254
Publisher
Hazelden
Published
September 15, 1998
Type
Nonfiction

Genres

Subjects

PreventionSubstance Abuse & AddictionsElementary School Guidance And CounselingSchool Health And SafetyEducationTeachingSchool ViolenceHandbooks, Manuals, EtcAdministrationSelf-HelpSubstance AbuseBullying in SchoolsAggressiveness in ChildrenHandbooks, ManualsGroup Guidance in EducationViolence in Children